PT-2021-5054 · Cisco · Cisco Access Points+1

Richard Atkin · Published 2021-09-22 · Updated 2023-12-29 · CVE-2021-1419

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Access Points (APs) (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability in the SSH management feature could allow a local, authenticated user to modify files on the affected device and possibly gain escalated privileges. The issue is due to improper checking on file operations within the SSH management interface. A network administrator user could exploit this by accessing an affected device through SSH management to make a configuration change, potentially gaining privileges equivalent to the root user.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Access Control

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-05826

CVE-2021-1419

Affected Products

Cisco Access Points

Cisco Wls

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1419 · Security Note
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cisco-ap-LLjsGxv · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1419 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-05826 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/UKRichA/status/1740769465363574881 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21686 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/58922 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29265 · Telegram Post